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Beck warns AI is being used in targeting decisions, cites an example abroad
Summary
Beck criticized uses of AI in warfare, asserting that autonomous systems are shaping targeting choices and referenced a bombing that hit a school in Iran as an example of the dangers of delegating lethal decisions to machines.
Beck warned that AI can be used to select targets in military operations and described the outcome she characterized as unacceptable: "But right now, we're letting robots tell us where to bomb, including that school in Iran." She used the example to argue for a foreign policy that builds peace rather than expands warfare.
She argued that delegating life-and-death decisions to automated systems is unacceptable and said U.S. foreign policy should prioritize preventing civilian harm and genocide. The speech did not cite specific defense programs or contracts; the claim was offered as part of a broader critique of AI use in government and military settings.
